hi sonia you said: > Hello Janet, > I love to open your e-mail, and for sure you keep me busy > because I have to take a look in my dictionary many times > when I`m translating - never mind :-)) > it`s good for my brain. thank you so much for your kind words, sonia! don't hesitate to ask me about a word, if you get stumped! i stand in awe of anyone who has mastered more than one language and am humbled by my memories of walking into shops in helsinki/copenhagen/milano/wherever and 'expecting' the clerks to understand english which they did with love from your mono-lingual syber-sis janet [log in to unmask]